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Tokoyami shifted his weight onto one foot, burying his hands deep into the inner linings of his trouser pockets. Step one; approach the happy little frog girl. Check. Step two; converse.

“Asui-san,” he started, quietly waiting for her attention to reach to him. The school hours had ended and students were tiredly shuffling home, chatting animatedly with their peers and discussing the events of the day. “My apologies if I’ve caught you at a bad time,” for all he knew, she could be waiting for someone else. One of the girls, perhaps. “Working with you today during the exam was interesting. You worked hard and I am doubtful that it would have been a win without you. Perhaps you’d have the time to provide me with your company for a while?”

The thought of asking Tsuyu Asui to hang out was something that had been swimming around in his head for some time now. He was nervous, as much as he didn’t want to admit it. This was fine. This was fine.

He walks behind Tsu, making sure to keep his steps light to not alert her of his presence. A few steps closer and he's right behind her-

Hurt Meme @keeroke

She had to protect them. That was part of her duty. She invited the girls to come to this internship with her. And that meant it was her duty as an upperclassman to look after them. That was what ran through her mind as she pushed the younger girl out of the way of the incoming damage.

She barely remembered what happened between that point, and the point of the green-haired girl coming to her side.

“I know this hurts, but you have to stay awake.”

Her skin felt like it was on fire. Blood was trickling down the lips of the third year student. Every breath was like torture, bringing more and more blood up her throat and into her mouth. It was pure torture. Eyes were barely able to make anything out. But at the very least she could see both the girls were safe and sound, for the most part.

9. …in public.

The two girls had decided to go out for a bit of fun at the shopping district, hand in hand as they walked from store to store browsing and maybe buying a snack or two together. It was just a really nice and wonderful time for the two. After so much stuff going on that put their lives in danger, having a day of peace and fun was much deserved. 

While they sat together enjoying their snacks on a bench, Ochako moved a bit closer to the frog girl and briefly nestled up against her to just enjoy her presence. “Thank you for spending the day with me, Tsu-honey… I had a lot of fun so far!” Her head then turned to look up at Tsuyu, eyes keeping a gaze on the other’s own as time seemed to pass by. She then leaned up to briefly give her a kiss on the lips, forgetting that they were in public. When she realized what she did, Ochako immediately hid her face against her friend’s shoulder.

can i be ur best friend

It was horrible. So vivid, but still horrible.

The league of villains deciding to strike during class, her and Eijirou getting separated from the others during the confusion and then bumping into a villain… What else was she supposed to do if…he charged at the villain just like that?

Kirishima-chan -

But what’s a battle without some form of casualty?

- wait, you’ll – !

“ Kirishima-chan! ” A startled yell somehow managed to leaver her throat as she shot up violently. She looked over her surroundings. The familiar shelves, and the night lamp that was currently off, and of course the certain warmth, everything she knew so well was here – it was just her dorm room. But despite exhaling heavily, she still felt a strange nagging at her throat and her chest. With a bit of hesitation, she stepped out of the bed and glanced at the frog-themed clock hanging on the wall. It was just a bit past 4 am. Everyone should’ve been asleep, but if she didn’t leave, she knew the stingy nagging wouldn’t stop.

Tsuyu opened and closed her dorm room as quietly as she could ( who knew, someone might’ve been a light sleeper ) and skid to the floor below the one her room was in, until she was quickly in front of Eijirou’s door. She didn’t want to wake him, but before she could fully comprehend what she was doing, her hand was already forming a fist that was banging on the door as lightly as it could.

And thank god he opened the door, because otherwise she would’ve worried all night.

And maybe it was just a stupid nightmare caused by her own paranoia, especially after the training camp and Kamino Ward incidents, maybe the giant wave of relief shouldn’t have been so big after seeing him standing there and looking…okay. Definitely, it was definitely too big – considering the relieved tears were spilling without a stop.

All of her previous hesitation was gone and she stepped towards him, letting her arms wrap around him in a gentle and almost desperate embrace. She probably confused the hell out of him, but she didn’t care. He was here and…and she could even hear his heart beating.

“ You’re okay, Kirishima-chan. I’m so happy. ” She muttered, sniffling just a little bit. She probably shouldn’t have even been here at this hour, but just a moment. She needed just one more moment with him.

1-A had been attacked by the League of Villains so often by now, but fortunately Kirishima could still count the amount of times on one hand. Even so, it was still just way too much - especially if one would take into consideration that every single attack so far had been during their first semester.

He didn’t doubt one bit that many of his classmates had nightmares, maybe even all of them, even he had them.

Kirishima hadn’t been sleeping - couldn’t - the bruises he’d received from the last incident despite his hardening quirk were keeping him awake. He had refused Recovery Girl’s aid, they were just bruises after all - something that minor wasn’t worth anyone’s time; he wasn’t worth anyone’s time.

The knock at his door, albeit almost too quiet for him to even hear it at first, surprised him and Kirishima took a moment, perhaps one too long, to stand up and move towards his door to open it. He was surprised to see Tsuyu on the other side of the door, though that was short-lived and replaced with worry when he saw the tears forming and spilling without pause.

He didn’t really have time to ask her what was wrong before her arms wrapped around him in what could only be called desperate - Kirishima didn’t mind. Not one bit. His arms automatically moved around her, holding her close as his worry only seemed to grow.

It seemed like he wasn’t the only one unable to sleep. Sure, he was shocked to see Tsuyu here at this hour - what time was it anyway? - but her words told him all he needed to know about why she was here.

“Tsu-chan...” After a rather long moment, Kirishima pulled away slightly and moved a hand up to Tsuyu’s face, gently wiping away the remainder of the tears in her eyes. He had to be strong! He had to! For her - for everyone. He would be strong, he had to be.

“You know I won’t go down that easily, Tsu-chan!” He gave her a small grin, though even he could tell that his own grin was far from truly convincing, so he just let it slowly dissipate. He was quiet for a few seconds, before cheering up again.

“I’ll take all the hits I can take, and then some, to make sure that nothing happens to you - to anyone! That’s what being a hero is all about, right?!” This time the smile that slowly spread onto his features was a genuine one, and Kirishima hoped that he could reassure Tsuyu with it.

       “Don’t laugh but...I’m not a very good swimmer. I nearly failed one of my exams because we had to save people in a water environment.” Emery admits, slight frown on their face. “I was lucky my partner was good at it honestly, probably wound’t be here. So, i think your Quirk is pretty handy.”